Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H offers Afterschool STEM workshops

Registration is still open until June 13, for professional development workshops designed to help afterschool educators and staff bring the award-winning Design It! and Explore It! engineering and science programs for children ages 8-12.

The two afterschool programs help students engage with science and technology topics through fun, hands-on projects including gliders, straw rockets, and cake chemistry.
Design It! and Explore It! were created by Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development and the New Jersey School-Age Care Coalition (NJSACC), which have also partnered to introduce the two programs to educators throughout New Jersey.

In addition to providing the professional development workshops, Rutgers 4-H and the Care Coalition will provide all of the related curricula and materials needed to implement the programs. On-going support and technical assistance are also part of the package.

For information about site enrollment and payment for the workshops, contact Mike MacEwan at the Care Coalition, mmacewan@njsacc.org.

In Union County, the Rutgers Co-operative Extension offers a diverse slate of activities for children and adults supported in part by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, including 4-H Clubs for children in grades one-12, and the Master Gardener and Master Tree Stewards community service programs.

For information visit ucnj.org/rce or call the Extension offices in Westfield, 908-654-9854.